The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 21, 2064
Waxing Crescent
27.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:45 AM
12:56 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.6%
- Age
- 5.3 days
- Distance
- 378,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1749
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For May 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 63.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.9° / 74.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 29m / 20.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 124.65° / 1.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.33° / -1.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 111.41° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.